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Ordinary Saints

By Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin

An arresting, unmissable debut novel shortlisted for the Women’s Prize Discoveries award – an exploration of family, grief, queer identity, and the legacy of the Catholic Church in Ireland.

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Adult fiction
Published: 15/04/2025
ISBN number: 9781786584236
Price: £16.99
Imprint: Manilla Press
Length: 368 pages
Edition: Hardback
Genre: Family drama

Ordinary Saints

By Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin

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Details

Adult fiction
Published: 15/04/2025
ISBN number: 9781786584236
Price: £16.99
Imprint: Manilla Press
Length: 368 pages
Edition: Hardback
Genre: Family drama

An arresting, unmissable debut novel shortlisted for the Women’s Prize Discoveries award – an exploration of family, grief, queer identity, and the legacy of the Catholic Church in Ireland.

"Stunning. A beautiful story about the awkward, often painful silences around dinner tables. A fresh funny, honest portrayal of familial love. I adored it."
Louise Nealon, international bestselling author of SNOWFLAKE

Brought up in a devout household in Ireland, Jay is now living in London with her girlfriend, determined to live day to day and not think too much about either the future or the past. But when she learns that her beloved older brother, who died in a terrible accident, may be made into a Catholic saint, she realises she must at last confront her family, her childhood and herself . . .

Inspired by the author’s own devout upbringing, Ordinary Saints is a brilliant debut novel from a fresh, exciting new voice which asks – who gets to decide how we are remembered – and who we will become?

Authors

Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin

Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin was the winner of the inaugural PFD Queer Fiction Prize and was also shortlisted for the Women’s Prize Trust Discoveries Prize in 2022. Her début literary novel is Ordinary Saints.